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-E'LOW No. 856,808. Patented Feb.V l, 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming paz/t of Letters Patent No. 356,808, dated :Application filed February 2T, i856. Serial No. 193,565. {No modell) to moho and use the some, reference being had to the accompanying d rnufings, and to the letf ters andntignres of referenee rnerhed thereon, which forni o.- pnrt ot' this speeitlent-ion.

My invention relates to plou's, and has for x5 its object the provision of n plow capable et .numerous adjustments und changes to render it available for various forms of Work.

I will outline the several ehnnges which may be itoeoinplished with my devi-ce, and will then zo proceed to give n detailed description of the construction nud manner ol" operating the plow, and finally point out the invent-ion in the elnini.

The plouT hns s detachable short benin,

which can be readily removed to nis-ke e single-shovel plow, or set in place to ineke n double-shovel plow. The ineens forottaehing this second hen n1 are ol' such character as to render the seid been: laterally adjustable in the plows nearer together or ihrthernpnrt. The feet, or what nre ordinarily termed the standards are curved pieces of metal hor united to the hen-.nis by bolts at hottoin and top of bonn/is, and the said feet have several openings or holes in the front end to enable them to he adj usted, and consequent] throw the point oi' the shovel f-.ntlierfforwnrd or hoek. rl'he lower ends ol' the feet are slotted vertically so es to receive und hold the shovels 4o or pious et any height desired. In front of the shovels or plows are the eind-cutters, which ore sharp-edged disks of steel held in a. bifurented erin with liber@tv to revolve. These arms pass through the lie-anis, and have nuts both above ond below sind beams, so es to :1d-

just the cutters to the required height. The handles, which nire both united to the long beam in front, have hausnpports nt n suitable point, and hy ineens of suitable adjusting 5o ineens een he set higher or lower :is may he required by the plowrnnn.

The accompanying d rnwings illustrate what I consider the host ine-ans for carrying my invention into practice.

Figure l is a side View showing one of the handles broken away. Vtig. 2 is o plan view with one handle broken away. Fig. 3 is an end View of the eind-cutter. Fig. 4 is an end vieu' of one of the feetor shovel-supports.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre spending parts in nil the figures where the;r oeour.

A is the long or moin benin of the plow. A' is the short benin. The two Dennis are eonneoted together by bolts o a and o o. The bolts o a extend through and have nuts on the outside of the hean1s,'uhile the holts o of' have the nuts inside ol' or between the heztuis. By setting the nuts on h olts o' o' nt suitable dis- Canoes spurt nud tightening the nuts on bolts a e the pious nre set nt any distance from eaoh other.

1With the inside or spreading nuts on one set of ooit-s, o af, and the outside or Compressing nuts on anotherset of bolts, l ninlie oplow with n detoehnhlo benin, which possesses all the strength and reliability neeesssry to o, perfeet and strong implement.

The force of' eontortions or twistsu'hieh so often oeour when one or hot-h shovels become caught under n stone or root, is distributed between the sets of boils in suoli Way ns to prevent their bending, since one set receives all the spreading strains, While the other set receives all the inward or eoinpressing strains, and there is not the ohonee i'or twisting or bending the bolts or rods, es is the ense where one set ol' holts hen-r interior ond exterior bolts, sind in consequence strains of all sorts have to he borne by this one set alone Without any bracing or relief. By ineens of this form oih connection, slso,1 mn enabled to remove the short benin entirely, ns will be readily undorst-ood, and run the plow ns e single shovel.

Attached to the beams A and A are the feet or shovel-supports B B. These are mede in the'form of enrvod metallic hors or straps of tapering forni, the thickest port-ion coming at the point of greatest curvature. These feet B are held upon the beams by menus of bolts b Zi. The holt b enters the benin at e point near the lower edge, while the holt Zi passes through it near the top. The bolt b may be inserted in any one of the several holes b* in the end of the feet and throw the point of the shovel farther forward or backward. The bolts b bpass through the beams at the points farthest removed from each other in reference to the grain of the wood and firmly clamp the curved metal foot to the side of the beam, and instead of making or rendering the beam liable to split they strengthen it and remove the possibility of splitting.

The lower ends of the feet are preferably formed by making a loop of metal, as shown by B', and welding or otherwise securingit to the body of foot B. This gives not only strength and security but also affords a slot or vertical oieninfr B2 which )ermits the kshovel bolt or bolts to be set at any height desired on the foot, thus enabling me in effect to convert a short into a long shovel, or a long into a short shovel; but Iwould not be understood as confining myself to providing the slot B in the manner set forth above, as it is evident that I could make it by opening the lower end of a solid foot.

In front of the feet, on' each beam, is suspended the clod and root cutter, C, which consists of a circular disk of steel with sharp edge all around. This cutter is suspended in abifurcatcd hanger, C, which straddles the disk and forms bearings in its lower end for the center or pivot CP1", on which the said disk or cutter revolves. The hanger above the bifurcated end is suitably shaped, and passes through an opening in the beam. For a proper distance above and below the beam the hanger is screw-threaded and is provided with two nuts, one above and the other below the beam, by means of which the said hanger can be moved and set vertically to adjust the cutter to a higher or lower position and accommodate it to the depth of plowing, or to the depth desired to be cut by the said cutters.

The position of the clod-cuttcrs is such as to split the center of the furrow for the ordinary cultivator-shovel or scooter,7 or to cause the dirt all to turn one way when a turningshovel is used. It is evident that the hangers can be removed by taking off the top nut when they are not needed.

D D are the handles,which are both secured or fastened to the long beam in front,as shown. They are supported in the rear by bars or rods d d, which are secured at the lower ends to beams A and A', and pass through boxes or slots d d on the handles, where they are held at any height by means of pins or bolts d* d' which render the handles adjustable up or down, as required to suit the height of the plowman or the service in which the plow is employed. The adj usting means may be placed upon the beams instead of upon the handles, if desired; but I think it best to locate it as shown. bars upon the two beams, as shown; butI make the one which rests upon or is secured to the short detachable beam removable, so that it can be shifted to the long beam when it is desired to remove the short beam and run the plow as a single-stock plow.

From this description it can be readily seen how the changes and alterations for various services as outlined in the opening of this specication can be effected quickly and easily.

The removal of the cutters renders the plow available asa covering-plow. The cutters are also serviceable in protecting the plow from concussions or strains. root or other obstacle which they cannot cut, they will ride over it and raise the shovel also, tlius preventing shocks and breakage.

The plow can be made light enough for one or heavy enough for two or more horses, as may be required.

By means of the slot in the bottom of the feet one plow may be made to run deeper than the other.

By the various changes possible by my construction the plow is made equally useful for breaking, bedding, or preparing land for any crops or for cultivatingany growing crop, and at the same time the plow is a very easyrunning and easily-manipulated one.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent 1s- In a plow, the combination of the posts, handles, main beam A, and detachable short beam A,with the sets of bolts ct, having nuts on them outside of the beams, and the sets of bolts a', having nuts on them inside of the beams, said two sets of bolts connecting the said beams, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM XV. WEBB. Vitnesses:

W. A. PAnDEE,

WILLIAM Ricirnns.

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